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PEF

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Pentax Digital Camera Raw Image Format

File type: Digital camera RAW file

Files with pef file extension can be usually found as digital RAW photographs recorded using the Pentax digital cameras.

Found 2 different file type records with the same pef filename suffix.

What is pef file?

File type category:
Digital camera RAW file

Date updated: July 14, 2025

The pef file extension is used for Raw image format created by Pentax Digital Cameras.

The pef file contains uncompressed RAW photograph taken with a Pentax digital camera. Raw formats store image information exactly how it was captured by the camera's sensor, with no compression or color adjustment.

How to open pef file?

Use Adobe Photoshop or similar program to open and work with the .pef files. Might probably require a PEF plug-in.

How to convert pef file?

Many photo editors nowadays support a broad range of raw formats and can be used to export PEF format as well.

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Macintosh Preferred Executable Format

File type category:
Program executable file

Date updated: October 29, 2019

Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.

The pef file extension is associated with the Preferred Executable Format, an executable file format used by applications written for Macintosh computers with PowerPC processors.

Obsolete file format not used in Mac OS X (macOS).

How to open pef file?

Open in Macintosh computers.

How to convert pef file?

Probably cannot be converted to anything else.

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